If I want to watch the real news. Not the left or right bias of CNN, FOX, msnbc... Not the local formulaic microwave version news.. Not the slightly better ABC, CBS or NBC Nightly News.. I go to one source.


I have found only one remaining outlet which truly reminds me of the real journalists of the past like Tom Brokaw, Ted Koppel and that nearly extinct breed. This news channel provides unbiased, unfiltered news coverage with a truly global perspective. No spin. No Twitter trends. Not the same two or three stories on an endless loop. Just straight news stories. Segment after segment. Even their tech and human interest pieces are fantastic. Of course it isn't the easiest to find or the most publicly accessible. Anyone who has DirecTV can find it on channel 347. It's al-Jazeera America. Before you knock it, give it a chance. I was amazed the first time I tuned in at how much it reminded me of the news programs I grew up watching. It is especially valuable as most other networks gloss over or frame what items they cover when it comes to Syria or Israel (just some current examples of hot topics). If this network does a piece on anything, they are elbow deep and direct. No judgment or posturing. Just straight news. Give it a shot. If you don't like it, my follow up questions would be.. what news network do you find to be better and why? I have found no current outlet which comes close to rivaling it if we are talking about journalistic integrity. Much of what they take on other networks don't even cover at all. It's as if these other networks don't know or don't want people to know these things are happening in the world.

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